Loved ones seek justice for two women affected by the US-60 crash

On Sunday morning, 23-year-old Zoey Johnson and 22-year-old Rayme Barnes attended to Barnes’ stuck car on the emergency shoulder of US-60 near Stapley Road around 8 a.m. Sunday morning. a lane change and failed to stay within the lane, drifting off the road and hitting Johnson and Barnes.

Johnson died at the scene. Barnes has since undergone multiple surgeries for her injuries and remains in the hospital.

ABC15 spoke with loved ones seeking justice for the two women.

DPS told ABC15 that Nicholas Stewart Meyer, age 45, of Apache Junction was booked into the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Jail for causing death by use of a vehicle while driving on a revoked/suspended driver’s license, and ARS 28 -672A – causing serious bodily harm or death by a moving violation; both are class one felonies.

Legal sources tell ABC15 the case could still be referred to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor charges, but so far the County Attorney’s Office tells ABC15 no charges have been filed.